Nov 3, 10:30 PM – Nov 4, 12:30 AM (UTC)
The Inn On Broadway, 26 Broadway, Rochester, 14607
For this special Rochester Startup Week edition, the evening will feature a founder and investor panel bringing together leaders from across the startup, investment, and business community.
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Join us for a special November edition of Connected Ideas, hosted by Connected Know in partnership with Startup Grind Rochester as part of Rochester Startup Week.
Designed for Rochester's rising business leaders, founders, executives, investors, and innovators, Connected Ideas brings together the people building the future of our region for an evening of meaningful conversation, new connections, and community.
For this special Rochester Startup Week edition, the evening will feature a founder and investor panel bringing together leaders from across the startup, investment, and business community. The conversation will explore what it takes to build, grow, and invest in companies, the realities founders face along the way, and the opportunities ahead for Rochester's startup and innovation ecosystem.
November 3 – 4, 2026
10:30 PM – 12:30 AM (UTC)
Startup Grind
Director
CivicPulse
Community Outreach Lead
MillerKnoll
Software Portfolio Manager
CoPivot
Founder Relations
SchoolQuizz
Community Manager
InfoPreserve Inc.
Founder @ InfoPreserve
Advisor
Marketing Intern
Team Member
Founder
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